diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index b99dff53f..723179bf8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.31.16'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:5.31.17'
     implementation 'com.theartofdev.edmodo:android-image-cropper:2.8.0'
     implementation 'it.sephiroth.android.exif:library:1.0.1'
     implementation 'pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable:1.2.19'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 852559934..91f579292 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -326,10 +326,11 @@ fun Context.getNoMediaFoldersSync(): ArrayList<String> {
                 val path = cursor.getStringValue(Files.FileColumns.DATA) ?: continue
                 val noMediaFile = File(path)
                 if (getDoesFilePathExist(noMediaFile.absolutePath, OTGPath) && noMediaFile.name == NOMEDIA) {
-                    folders.add("${noMediaFile.parent}")
+                    folders.add(noMediaFile.parent)
                 }
             } while (cursor.moveToNext())
         }
+    } catch (ignored: Exception) {
     } finally {
         cursor?.close()
     }